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APLIGATIDN FILED DEO.10, 1909.

Patented June 13, 1911.v

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Specification of Letters Patent. Pgttgmtefd Jim@ 13, 1911.,

Application filed December 10, 1909. Serial No. 532,509.

To all whom. 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN llZooK and CARL G. Krauss, citizens of the United States, residing at Arkansas City, in the county of Cowley and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful improvements in' lChurns, of which the following is a specitlcation.

This. invention relates to churns, the object of the invention -being to provide a simple and effective construction of spring supported oscillatory churn, whereby the operation' of churning may be quickly and conveniently effected, and further to provide means whereby the churn body may be conveniently applied to and removed from its frame, by which the progress of the churn ing operation maybe inspected at any time, and by which the undue accumulation of gases within the churn body will be prevented.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter' fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a. churn embodying our invention. F ig. 2 is a plan view of one of the frame heads. is a. vertical section through the upper portion of the churn body. Fig. 4L is a detail section thereof showing the gas vent.

Referring to the drawing, l represents a suitable base, from which rises a vpost or standard 2 suitably secured tothe base and reinforced therefrom by 'a connect-ing bracel '3.

' of a metallic cylinder, preferably of uniform diameter, and having at its upper end a mouth formed by a depending annular flange 7 This mouth is adapted to be closed by a lidor cover having a depressedpanel 9 to. bear frictionally against the flange and formed with a rim tiange 10 to Irest` against .the rim of the lbody surrounding said flange 7. 'By this construction va tightclosure may be eected to prevent escape of the 'contents of the body. The body is further provided with suitable handles 11 by which it may be 'carried and manipulated. In one side o'f said body is' an opening 12 covered by a transparent vpanelv 13, of glass, mida, or other Y transparent material, through which the operator may observe from without the progress of the churning operation, so thatagitation of the cream may be arrested at the proper time to prevent undue breaking up of the butter globules. The churn body is provided with a vent 12 for .the escape of generated gases.

The churn body is adapted to be fittedl within a frame composed of upper and lower clamping disks or heads4 14 and 15 provided in their inner faces with concavities 16 Jto-receive and closely engage the ends of the body. r1`hese heads are formed at opposite sides with apertured ears 17 for the passage of connecting rods or bolts 18. having headed ends engaging the earsl of the lower head and receiving clamping nuts 19 by which the parts of the frame may be closely drawn together f to clamp 'the churn body firmly in position. The frame is spring supported, its upper head 14El being provided with an eye 20 with which is connested one end cfacoiled suspending spring 21, the other end of which is formed with an eye to engage the hook-5 of the bracket- 4. To the lower head 15 is similarly connected the upper end of a counteracting spring 22, the lower end of which is secured to an eye 23 onA the base or platform 1.

In the operation of churning, the cream to be churned is placed in the body 6 and the latter sealed by its cover 8 and clamped between the heads 11i and 15' ofthe frame. The 'operator then grasps the handles 11 or' otherwise manipulates the frame to impart a vert-ical.reciprocatory motion thereto The movement of the frame in one direction will relax one spring and expand the other and such action will alternately occur, the springs thus assisting to promote and maintain the oscillatory motion. The operator from time to time may inspect the progress of the churning operation, through the agitation of the contained cream by looking through the panel 13, so that the agitation may be arrested when' the globules have been fully freed. lf any gases should form during the churning action, it will exhaust through the vent 12. After the churning operation is completed the nuts 19 are loosened allowing the churn body to be detached from the frame an`d the butter and buttermilk to be removed therefrom;

The simplicity and efficiency of our improved churn lwill be apparent without further description and it will alsobe ap-l parent that 't may manufzzctufed 21215. Sold at a 10W Cost.

Having thus describe@ 'the nvntxm what is claimed isz-- cmrn Comprising a churn nody dsed at its lower ,6nd, a Cover dosing the uf( pas and of the churn body., Cyndczd heads y@ cessd to receive and bem' upon ijle boum and top of the bod)- and to clamp said cm1/e1? in posonj said heds hs'ufing ltmaly pojccing ears exenng beyond the Sides of I f1 estm my whereof wa affix our signaus in Ueseiuce of Wo Witnesses. I JOHN YV. ZOOK.

CRL Gr. KRAUSE.

. Vftnesses i E. H. DMNGTON,

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